re: Neighbors Speak About Lakewood Shooter

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2. How did the mentally ill person acquire its firearms?


Good question and I bet we can thank someone Fast And Furious for that one.

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Moreno also had a history of arrests in Harris and Fort Bend counties dating back to 2005.

The arrests include a convictions for:

Failure to stop and give information in case involving more than $200 in damages, a Class B misdemeanor, in 2005

Assault causing bodily injury, a Class A misdemeanor, in 2009

Forgery to defraud or harm, a Class A misdemeanor, in 2010

Theft of property valued between $50 and $500, a Class B misdemeanor, in 2010

Evading arrest or detention, a Class A misdemeanor, in 2010

Unlawful carrying of a weapon, a Class A misdemeanor, in 2022

Moreno was accused of unlawfully carrying a gun after being stopped by Katy police in a 2022 pullover that also uncovered drug paraphernalia, according to Fort Bend County court records.

Moreno was ordered to forfeit a handgun and a rifle as part of her conviction in the 2022 gun charge. She was sentenced to spend two days in jail, for which she got credit for time served. She was not ordered to any kind of probation, according to court records.

While Texas law prohibits people who have been convicted of a felony from owning a gun for a period of time after they are released from prison, there are only limited instances — mostly connected to domestic violence — in which people convicted of misdemeanors are prohibited from legally buying and owning guns.

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